Catalog
50 Francs 6th series
| Issuer | Swiss National Bank |
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| Year | 1978-1988 |
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| Size | 159 × 74 mm |
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| Reverse description | Green and multicolour vertical-format composition centred on a large eagle owl vignette at left, its detailed plumage rendered in intaglio. At centre, a Primula auricula plant with roots is set against a star-shaped geometric guilloche motif, with the bold numeral '50' at upper right. Two facsimile signatures appear at upper left beneath the bank titles, with the serial number printed twice in black. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The 6th series was Switzerland's longest-running note issue of the twentieth century — introduced in 1976 and not fully withdrawn until 2000. The SNB's practice of dual-signature authorization by the Bank Council president and a vice-chairman or directorate member produced an unusually large number of signature combinations across a single series, and the 50-franc note accumulated more than two dozen pairings over its decade-plus print run. For collectors, the 1987–1988 transition to F. Schaller as the council signatory marks a clean break from the Wyss-era combinations and is worth tracking separately.
Orell Füssli has held the SNB printing contract without interruption since the bank's founding in 1907.